So if you look at this photo someone took, it looks like I am having a laugh and enjoying being a first time wedding photographer. I now have the Brower Wedding online in a gallery for everyone to see. Click HERE » Brower Wedding Other portraits HERE
This year Miranda decided to have Silas’s birthday party a little early. Just like last year, it was held at Lake Waterford Park. Perhaps I should pause here and give the reason for the “dirt” cake: A while back Silas was annoyingly and repeatingly asking for something to eat....
Dina has been trying to get us three together for awhile now. Today, we finally were all able to take or MAKE the time to get together for lunch. Dina suggested Anne Arundel Seafood, and it turned out to be the perfect place for me. I love steamed Snow...
As you can imagine, I have a LOT of photographs. Rarely they get framed or hung. Lately I have been trying to buy some frames and change that trend. This past week, Michaels (Georgie’s favorite store)Â had a half off sale on frames, and in the paper a 25% additional...
Photographed my first wedding this evening. (More pictures to come later, I’d like the bride to see them all first) 🙂 For now, Mr. and Mrs. David and Shayna Brower.
Silas has been participating in a Patch the Pirate program for his age group. Today at church, was the season’s end performance. Last time he did something like this it didn’t go very well. This time was an improvement. 🙂 Laura took a video!
Also this past month, I compiled a list of all the records in the house that are Compilation albums. To my surprise the one that seemed to be worth the most was this one that I played over and over again from K-Tel, “I Believe in Music” You remember K-Tel...
I finally have all the albums found in the household on a list. Here is a partial list for now, Compilations I am adding to another list. I sure hope to one day purchase this record player/converter to mp3 from Amazon. Sony PS-LX300USB USB Stereo Turntable (Black) ARTIST NAME OF...
We are at this very minute feeling the affects of Hurricane Irene. Before it began in earnest, Miranda thought to take the children out. So raincoats, hats, umbrellas were donned, and with how soaked our ground has been, many mushroom discoveries were made. Then the rain started to pick up...
I am still jittery from the possible tornado that hit us last Friday. Not to mention discouraged and tired from the damage done and the necessary clean-up. The last thing needed was today’s 5.9 earthquake. I know it’s not new to Maryland, but it’s the first one I ever witnessed....
So far, I am still enjoying my free demo account at World of Warcraft. I am not enjoying as much as I would have if I had the proper graphics card, but all things in good time. Besides the actual game, I enjoy the scenery and the music so much,...
After a rather lackluster time on the playground equipment, the boys with Laura and I went to the woods to see if the cats were still there. That area is close to the baseball field. That became an invitation to jump off the bleachers and climb fences. The boys had...
Everyone came to the house today and Rubà seemed to notice at once that Connor had a haircut. Not sure Connor was crazy about the extra attention. Rubi gets excited anyway. Connor just is looking less sure about RubÒs attentions, he is trying to play a video game! Oh Connor,...
I didn’t know I was awesome. “Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” — Antonio Smith Sometimes, maybe even most times, it’s the small things that can make your day. Like this note found on my...
Writing spider is just one of the names given to this monster. I took a photo of this guy behind our shed in the backyard. It’s very impressive to say the least. From Wikipedia In North America, Argiope aurantia is commonly known as the black and yellow garden spider, corn...
So this might not mean a whole lot to many, but to World of Warcraft fans, it’s a bit of an accomplishment to reach level 20 and get a mount. I am rather satisfied to get this far as I have been attempting to play this game under a lot...
Today wasn’t as hot, humid, and wet as some of the past days have been. I would say that it was a good day to take the children out, but in yesterday’s very harsh downpour, it must have been a good day too, as through squeals of laughter, I could...
This weekend we carried on putting down the new flooring. Last weekend we finished the dining room area, and this weekend it was time to tackle the living room. The living room was more challenging as there was a lot of cutting to do. It went a little slower and...
I have on my desk three large stacks of record albums. While moving things around in the living room to make room to put flooring down, I found record albums that belonged to Mom, Dad, my grandmom, and some of my old ones. I decided to put the titles into...
Since the children have musical parents, playing a few instruments between them, it would be lovely if Rubi and Silas could learn some too! Not being too pushy, but Rub i does seem to like to play the piano, and pushes us off if we play while she is playing....
Something very sweet this morning, while talking to John on the webcam….looking behind me and seeing Silas petting Jasper while watching Sesame Street. Yaya came in and said, “Oh your daddy used to like Bert and Ernie, probably still does.” 🙂
Galaxy Cookies The other day Miranda pointed out that we have Macadamia nuts and some white chocolate chips left over from some baking I did when John was here in April. Our cookie jar was empty and I wanted to use up those ingredients. I decided to look through my...
I had forgotten about the Wayback Machine, which archives websites’ looks from years ago. I searched my first domain, Xerraire.com and this was the look when started in 1999: (Click on image for larger view) 2001 2002 2003 2003 2003 2004, and pretty much the look...
The invitation came. I about cringed at the thought. How can I manage to fit something like that in my busy schedule? I can’t do it, I immediately thought. These things are addicting and just over my head. I will stink at it. This is so unlike me, I couldn’t…...
Today was a “Cammy Day” as we call them, and being summer, swimming in the pool was definitely a highlight scheduled for the day. Now Cammy being older, knows how to do a lot more in the pool than Silas and of course RubÃ. Rubà is not yet enchanted with...
Silas had never been to the movie theater yet, and with the new Winnie the Pooh movie, I just HAD to take him! You see, Silas and I have spent a lot of time watching the old Winnie the Pooh movies. They are so charming and so dear, often if...
(and Silas too) But this time we had the camera focused mainly on Rubí. It wasn’t easy trying to take a movie with my cell phone while strolling a child, but here is what I got. 🙂
Just a short time after the Fletcher family reunion, my mom hands me an old photo of her dad, his brothers and sister, and their parents, so I scanned it. I love looking at the faces of family I never got to know, makes me a little sad too, but...
Tonight our church was given an extra treat. I say extra, because the music is always wonderful at Anchor Baptist, but tonight we had a classical and sacred music concert hosted by our pianists Joy Schreier, Mark Buller, and a guest to Anchor, Jeffrey Tarr. Mark started the evening with...
Yesterday, we went as a family to Patapsco Valley State Park (the Avalon entrance). It has been awhile since our last trip out there. This area is within the southern end of Patapsco Valley State Park. The primary entrance is located off of South Street in Baltimore County. Three distinct...
Mid 80’s temperatures and low humidity led Laura and I outdoors. Since I had an errand in the area, we decided to hike the trail at the airplane park. We call it the airplane park, but it’s really an Aviation Observation Park (for plane-spotting enthusiasts) that happens to be connected...
Or is that Boselega and Fulcher? Since I went to my family reunion this past weekend, I have been thinking (again) about the origins of the surnames of my dad and mom, Bosley and Fletcher respectively. In times past, I have been interested in the family tree, and have even...
Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present, and future. ~Gail Lumet Buckley Yesterday, Laura, Mom, and I, went near Winchester, Virginia for the Fletcher family reunion. It wasn’t easy to convince Mom to go, but I thought it would be...
Our little Rubi is a real heart stealer. I finally got the time and opportunity to practice with my new flash and diffuser. Laura grabbed the camera and took the next two… She sure has stolen my heart!
